Thousands evacuated in Chile as forest fire rages

Updated: 2015-03-15 07:31

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Thousands evacuated in Chile as forest fire rages

Police officers standby while a forest fire burns the hills of Valparaiso city, northwest of Santiago, March 13, 2015. The forest fire was raging out of control on Friday evening, threatening the Chilean port city of Valparaiso, Chile's emergency service Onemi said. As a precaution, Onemi said 4,500 people were being evacuated from Valparaiso and neighboring Vina del Mar and a state of emergency had been declared. [Photo/Agencies]

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